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Partition of India and Pakistan

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In what year did India become an independent country?

a)

1976

b)

1947

c)

1948

d)

1945

2.

What does the word 'partition' mean?

a)

To annoy others

b)

To give pleasure to others

c)

To divide something into two or more parts

d)

To make to seperate things into one

3.

Who was the spiritual leader of the Indian National Congress party, known for his methods of peaceful protest?

a)

Jawaharlal Nehru

b)

Muhammad Ali Jinnah

c)

Mohandas Ghandi

d)

Louis Mountbatten

4.

Pakistan became its own nation in what year?

a)

1976

b)

1947

c)

1948

d)

1945

5.

Pakistan was created because which major religion was afraid of being persecuted?

a)

Muslims

b)

Sikhs

c)

Hindus

d)

Christians

6.

Which country became a Muslim-majority state due to the events of partition?

a)

Pakistan

b)

India

c)

Bengal

d)

Sri Lanka

7.

Which country was responsible for the colonisation of India, and was responsible for overseeing the partition of india into two different countries?

a)

United States

b)

France

c)

Great Britain

d)

Denmark

8.

One of the major problems with the Partition of Pakistan was...

a)

China control of Northern India

b)

Jinnah would still be a ruler of India and Pakistan

c)

Forced migration of people with different religions which caused bitter feelings and anger

d)

None of the above

9.

Which of the following groups committed the most violence during the partition?

a)

Muslims

b)

Hindus

c)

Sikhs

d)

All of them

10.

How many people were displaced by the events of partition?

a)

1 million

b)

200,000

c)

7.2 million

d)

14.5 million

11.

The 1947 conflict created the two countries of?

a)

India and Pakistan

b)

Pakistan and Bangladesh

c)

India and Nepal

12.

Who was India's colonial ruler?

a)

France

b)

Germany

c)

Britain

d)

United States

13.

Which religion dominates Pakistan?

a)

Islam

b)

Buddhism

c)

Hinduism

14.

Which religion dominates India?

a)

Islam

b)

Buddhism

c)

Hinduism

15.

Pakistan was originally divided into two states, West and East Pakistan. What country did East Pakistan become in 1971?

a)

Bhutan

b)

Nepal

c)

Bangladesh

16.

What territory is still disputed by India and Pakistan

a)

Kashmir

b)

Bhutan

c)

Nepal

17.

What was the cause of most deaths during the migration period of partition?

a)

A widespread plague

b)

Violence from civil unrest

c)

Violence from British soldiers

d)

Starvation from famine

18.

The move of Hindus and Muslims to and from India/Pakistan was peaceful.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

List three reasons Partition affected the lives of people living in india and Pakistan:

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